Steam 250

Best Games of pre-2006 Ranking

Top 100 best Steam games released before 2006, according to gamer reviews.

Note that, despite representing a historical segment, this ranking is still subject to change as votes change and old games are released on Steam.

Compare with most reviewed games before 2006.

Rank Game Score Reviews Price Actions

1

Half-Life 2 2004

FPS

9.79

279,366

98%

$9.99

Demo

2

Counter-Strike 2000

FPS

9.78

261,745

97%

$9.99

3

Counter-Strike: Source 2004

FPS

9.69

193,268

96%

$9.99

4

Half-Life 1998

FPS

9.68

164,114

96%

$9.99

5

POSTAL 2 2003

FPS

9.67

137,838

97%

$9.99

6

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 2005

Third-Person Shooter

9.39

54,292

95%

$3.99 $9.99

7

DOOM + DOOM II 1995

FPS

9.38

29,085

97%

$9.99

8

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2002

City Builder

9.36

21,089

97%

$9.99

9

Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999

FPS

9.31

28,974

95%

$4.99

10

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition 2002

Open World

9.30

28,637

95%

$14.99

11

CLANNAD 2004

Visual Novel

9.27

10,981

98%

$44.99

12

Quake 1996

FPS

9.25

16,405

96%

$9.99

13

Sven Co-op 1999

FPS

9.23

32,474

94%

Free

14

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997

CRPG

9.22

25,228

94%

$9.99

15

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ 2005

FPS

9.21

17,174

96%

$3.99 $9.99

16

Psychonauts 2005

Platformer

9.20

19,307

95%

$9.99

17

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2003

FPS

9.18

13,838

96%

$3.99 $9.99

18

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 2005

Party-Based RPG

9.18

26,078

94%

$3.99 $9.99

19

OpenTTD 2004

City Builder

9.15

16,992

95%

$9.99

20

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000

Immersive Sim

9.14

15,647

95%

$6.99

21

F.E.A.R. 2005

FPS

9.12

19,551

94%

$9.99

22

Gothic II: Gold Edition 2005

Open World

9.11

17,934

94%

$19.99

23

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004

Vampires

9.11

15,376

94%

$9.99 $19.99

24

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1998

Open World

9.11

17,480

94%

$9.99

25

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003

Third-Person Shooter

9.10

14,714

94%

$9.99

26

Stronghold HD (2012) 2001

Real Time Tactics

9.09

10,449

96%

$5.99

27

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2003

Party-Based RPG

9.08

33,984

91%

$3.99 $9.99

28

Quake II 1997

FPS

9.08

10,408

95%

$9.99

29

Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001

FPS

9.07

21,241

93%

$4.99

30

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004

FPS

9.06

28,409

91%

$9.99

31

Day of Defeat: Source 2005

FPS

9.05

23,640

92%

$9.99

32

Gothic 1 2001

Open World

9.04

18,339

93%

$19.99

33

Worms Armageddon 1999

Turn-Based Strategy

9.03

10,938

94%

$14.99

34

Call of Duty® 2 2005

FPS

9.00

11,554

94%

$9.99 $19.99

35

Call of Duty® (2003) 2003

FPS

8.96

7,831

95%

$9.99 $19.99

36

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe 1999

Management

8.95

8,310

94%

$5.99

37

Sid Meier's Pirates! 2005

Open World

8.94

7,557

94%

$9.99

38

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) 2004

FPS

8.94

4,721

96%

$3.99 $9.99

39

POSTAL 1997

Psychological Horror

8.92

14,481

92%

Free

40

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001

FPS

8.89

9,323

93%

$4.99

41

Neighbours from Hell Compilation 2004

Point & Click

8.89

3,151

98%

$14.99

42

Alien Shooter 2003

Top-Down Shooter

8.87

4,761

95%

$4.99

Demo

43

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004

FPS

8.87

15,362

91%

$19.99

44

Total Annihilation 1997

RTS

8.87

3,765

96%

$4.99

45

Battle for Wesnoth 2003

Turn-Based Tactics

8.86

5,994

94%

Free

46

Quake III Arena 1999

FPS

8.86

4,108

96%

$14.99

47

FATE 2005

Dungeon Crawler

8.85

4,472

95%

$7.99

48

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

Point & Click

8.85

3,079

97%

$6.99

49

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 2001

FPS

8.81

3,490

96%

$0.89 $5.99

+1 50

Serious Sam II 2005

FPS

8.80

14,276

90%

$0.99 $9.99

-1 51

X-COM: UFO Defense 1993

Turn-Based Tactics

8.80

4,001

95%

$4.99

52

Obscure 2005

Survival Horror

8.78

3,258

96%

$6.99

53

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 2005

Stealth

8.77

5,815

93%

$9.99

54

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005

FPS

8.74

13,514

89%

$19.99

55

Max Payne 2001

Third-Person Shooter

8.74

15,871

89%

$9.99

56

CS2D 2004

Top-Down Shooter

8.74

10,347

90%

Free

57

Wolfenstein 3D 1994

FPS

8.72

4,366

93%

$4.99

58

FlatOut 2005

Combat Racing

8.69

6,672

91%

$1.49 $7.49

Demo

59

Freedom Fighters 2003

Third-Person Shooter

8.68

2,879

95%

$1.49 $14.99

60

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter 2002

FPS

8.67

2,068

96%

$0.89 $5.99

61

Turok 1997

FPS

8.66

4,223

93%

$19.99

62

Mafia 2002

Open World

8.66

16,334

88%

$14.99

63

Evil Genius 2004

Base Building

8.65

3,613

93%

$9.99

64

Day of Defeat 2003

FPS

8.65

7,371

90%

$4.99

65

Thief Gold (1999) 1998

Stealth

8.64

4,186

92%

$6.99

66

Master of Orion 2 1996

4X

8.64

1,756

96%

$34.99

67

STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga 2001

RTS

8.62

4,709

91%

$2.39 $5.99

68

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete 2001

4X

8.61

7,808

89%

$3.99 $4.99

69

Original War 2001

Wargame

8.61

2,170

95%

$9.99

70

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 2003

RTS

8.61

1,849

96%

$9.99

71

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2005

4X

8.61

3,673

92%

$3.99 $19.99

72

Lords of the Realm II 1996

Strategy

8.60

1,711

96%

$2.99

73

Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside 1996

Point & Click

8.60

1,349

97%

$6.99

74

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ 2003

FPS

8.60

4,959

91%

$3.99 $9.99

75

Thief II: The Metal Age 2000

Stealth

8.56

2,141

94%

$6.99

76

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack 2002

Management

8.55

5,861

90%

$9.99

77

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® 1998

Platformer

8.52

1,689

95%

$2.99

Demo

78

Soldat 2002

Free to Play

8.51

1,790

94%

Free

79

Team Fortress Classic 1999

FPS

8.49

9,285

87%

$4.99

80

Knights of Honor 2005

Grand Strategy

8.49

2,394

93%

$2.49 $9.99

81

Little Big Adventure 2 1997

Exploration

8.49

936

98%

$9.99

82

Syberia 2002

Point & Click

8.49

6,831

88%

$12.99

83

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 1994

Turn-Based Strategy

8.48

1,155

96%

$6.99

84

Caesar™ 3 1999

City Builder

8.48

2,251

93%

$3.89 $5.99

85

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

Stealth

8.48

4,043

90%

$2.24 $4.99

86

Pharaoh + Cleopatra 1999

City Builder

8.46

2,589

92%

$4.99 $9.99

87

Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ 1992

Point & Click

8.43

1,555

94%

$5.99

88

GUN™ 2005

Third-Person Shooter

8.42

2,270

92%

$6.59 $19.99

89

Commander Keen 1990

Platformer

8.42

1,578

93%

$4.99

90

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux 1997

FPS

8.41

3,642

89%

$9.99

91

Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo 1995

Point & Click

8.40

822

97%

$6.99

92

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

Point & Click

8.40

1,078

95%

$5.99

93

Master of Magic Classic 1994

Strategy

8.39

765

97%

$2.99 $5.99

94

EA22

SuperTux 2004

2D Platformer

8.39

1,236

94%

Free

95

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1996

Point & Click

8.39

4,038

89%

$9.99

96

Vangers 1998

Psychological Horror

8.38

1,388

94%

$6.99

97

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold 2003

FPS

8.38

2,088

91%

$9.99

98

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds 1994

Point & Click

8.37

739

97%

$6.99

+1 99

Sanitarium 1998

Psychological Horror

8.36

1,370

93%

$9.99

-1 100

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire 2003

FPS

8.36

1,010

95%

$9.99